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Sharing Is Caring: How the 2026–27 D.C. Theater Season Got Made

When resources are tight and safety is not guaranteed, it’s the mission, the milestones, and the partnerships that keep local stages going.
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Fort Dupont Park Concert Series Won’t Happen in 2026

After 54 years, the National Park Service’s Southeast concert series has quietly ended—at least for now, according to an NPS ...
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Beloved Community Incubator Strengthens a Cooperative Economy in D.C.

This article was produced as part of Humanities DC’s community journalism program. In response to fears over the 2016 presidential election results, community organizers Kristen Kane and Bianca ...
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Still Burning: A Quarter Century On, Six Locals Share Their Stories of Sept. 11

In honor of the infamous day’s 25th anniversary, City Paper looks back at one day just outside the District that changed life ...
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Dance Place Is Searching for a New Executive Artistic Director After a Chaotic Summer

André Mazelin departed the organization in August following calls for his removal and the firing of artistic director Tariq O ...
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Dads, Dogs, and Coups—Oh My! Latin American Film Fest Returns to AFI Silver

This year’s LAFF, running Sept. 16 to Oct. 7, features a lineup of intense, observant films about inherited and adopted families.
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The Needle: Maryland Officials Respond to Anti-ICE Communities, Maryland Utility Joins Lawsuit Against DC Water, Trump’s RNC Crowd Is Tiny, and More

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Sports Report: Local Athletes Head to the Under-20 Women’s Soccer World Cup and Women’s Basketball World Cup

Three DMV natives are at the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup and a pair of Mystics players are in Berlin for the FIBA ...
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The Needle: Kennedy Center Blue Sculpture Is Dismembered, D.C. Will Collect Less Revenue This Year, Trump Threatens to Pull Federal Support from the Smithsonian, …

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The Needle: The White House Is Renovating Its Bowling Alley, Whistleblower Says USPS May Disenfranchise Voters, National Guard Numbers Are Down in D.C., and M…

The White House is renovating its double-lane Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley and plans to spend $253,000 on lighting, ...
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D.C. Slaps Slumlord Sam Razjooyan With $2 Million in Fines and More Than 2,000 Housing Infractions

A screenshot of a video shows Sam Razjooyan (left), Jesper Nylen, and Richard Cunningham meeting with tenants at 1717 17th St. NW. The D.C. Department of Buildings announced this week that it has ...
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The Needle: Arlington County Will Help Families Impacted by ICE, Frederick Community Members Call for Investigation Into Violent Encounter, USPS Workers Sound Alarm About Trump ...

The Arlington County Board is earmarking $50,000 for grants to support families who have lost a breadwinner due to ICE detention. Grants will provide up to $2,000 pe ...